Helena Independent Record – July 16, 2008
The Montana Republican Party complaint that Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer illegally made public service announcements after filing for re-election should be summarily dismissed, Schweitzer’s attorney said Tuesday.
Mike Meloy, a Helena lawyer representing Schweitzer, urged Political Practices Commissioner Dennis Unsworth “to ignore the hyperbole” and toss out the GOP complaint for not stating any legal claim upon which relief may be granted. Unsworth has retained William Corbett, a University of Montana law professor, to serve as hearings officer in the dispute.
The Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against Schweitzer in April. It charged that Schweitzer, helped by two state employees, made radio public service advertisements, or PSAs, to promote National Agricultural Month.
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